15 March 2012

For Big Sister's birthday, I wanted to come up with something that would continue to nurture her creativity.

I had seen some cute kits in stores (which is great!), and thought I could make some of my own. Some of the kits are based on free tutorials, others came from patterns that I purchased from crafty moms like myself.

I made a total of six kits. Each was tucked into a zippered bag I had saved from when we purchased curtains last year for our former house. (I knew they'd come in handy!) Most of them had a small pocket, and I made labels to slip inside.

The first kit is based on an embroidery pattern I purchased from Sarah Jane.

I cut out fabric rectangles, just the size for the designs, and included all the floss colors Sis will need. We just need to iron-transfer some designs, and she'll be off and running.

For several of these projects, Sis needed some of her own fabric. I knew she'd love Riley Blake's Fly a Kite designs, and looked on Etsy for a good deal on a fat quarter pack. I found Kerri at Sew Deerly Loved, and she was awesome. I purchased the fabric, and then realized I'd need to get it quicker than anticipated. She sped up her delivery, and the fabric arrived two days later. I was so impressed with her kindness.

Two kits are based on Bit of Whimsy PDF sewing patterns. Sarah happened to be having a sale when I needed it, and I purchased two patterns. The Beth doll has glasses and braids...perfect!

I printed off the pattern, and made a 6" x 9" matching envelope to hold everything with a photo laminated to the front. I love that clear laminating plastic!

Inside the kit I included flesh colored fabric, thread, and the items needed for hair. I thought Sis would like choosing from her new little fabric stash to dress her doll.

Final kit, I wanted something Sis could do completely on her own, unsupervised. I saw this darling picture tutorial on Pinterest to make a clothespin doll. I simply printed it on cardstock, laminated it, and then included all the goodies Sis will need. This included craft paint, glue, and pre-cut circles of fabric. I'd purchased the old fashioned clothespins a while pack from Etsy (yet another project I didn't get to!)

I hope that inspired you to come up with a kit for a special girl in your life. I know Sis and I are going to have a lot of fun together working on these!

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one that keeps the curtain packages. And equally impressed to see you've put yours to good use. This is such a darling idea. They'd make great gifts for a craft night as well.

Amazing ideas! I love all of them! These would also be great to put together for summer- just have all the supplies on hand, with the instructions ready for rainy days or too hot to be outside days.xoxo

What a great gift, that is so thoughtful planning out each kit with the project idea and supplies. I have loved all of the projects your daughter has made that you have featured, I am sure she absolutely loves this. That sleeping bag is such a perfect project for a young sewist.

Whoa, this is seriously well thought out. Impressive! Honestly some of those would be great for say, me :) the doll sleeping bag, shut it! Kya would love that. Now I must find check out some of the links. Happy Friday!

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